COS men upset Lassen at home 82-80

With 1.5 seconds left in regulation, Lavar Moore connected for two points on a jump shot to give the College of the Siskiyous men's basketball team the 82-80 home upset over Lassen Thursday night.

The Eagles had already lost twice this season to the Cougars, who were ranked No. 8 in Northern California and No.15 in the state heading into this week. COS, on the other hand, came in with zero victories in the Golden Valley Conference, with only five wins on the season.

After losing by a single point in double overtime 96-95 at Lassen on Jan. 12, the Eagles finally earned a win against the Cougars this season.

Watkins Williams had another strong game and led COS scorers with 24 points. Former Weed High School standout Jake West also had a good game, including making two crucial 3-pointers in the second half. Heath commended the squad for the way they played together and said that the victory was a true team effort.

The evening was bittersweet for the Eagles due to a serious injury sustained by a player. Early in the first half, Treece Lynch drove to the basket, tried to put a shot in and landed awkwardly. He collapsed to the floor and let out a horrific cry of pain as the trainers and coaching staff rushed to his aid. Heath said after the game that it appeared that Treece tore his patellar tendon and is out for the season. "It's tough," Heath said, adding Treece is a well liked member of the team and is a great person to have on the squad. "He's always got a smile on his face...We're going to rally around him."

The game was highly contested from the start as both teams played pretty evenly matched against one another. At the half, the Cougars lead by a single point at 32-31. The teams continued to battle in the second half, with the game going down to the wire.

With so much at stake, Moore came through in the clutch to make the winning basket for COS.

"It was a big time shot," Heath said

The Eagles improved to 6-15 for the season and 1-7 in the conference. Lassen fell to 19-8 overall and 6-2 in the conference, dropping out of first place with the loss. Heath said while they won't earn a conference crown this year it felt good to play the role of spoilers.